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the day when I 1 fell in with the tiger the word shi kart au will understand means native hunter r a tiger hunter in particular par ticul ar I 1 was on my in y way that day to look over a tract of land which I 1 thought of buying and clearing for cultivation when on passing dassa house I 1 saw him sitting in the doorway and he was in a peck of trouble his old east indian companas comp anys army musket the gun with which he hunted was lying across his lap and he was man tumbling at the lock he wanted to go out lato into the jungle that day and here was his gun hammer out of gear so 90 that when he pulled it back it would not catch and stay at full cock I 1 saw at once what was wrong with the locks lock and chancing to have with me a watchmakers file I 1 set the thing right in live minutes balgua was very grateful and I 1 rode on leavings leaving him carefully loading the gun I 1 dont wish to get ahead of my story but will say here that chat my stopping to help balgua out of his trouble was the means of saving my own life that day this ma meeting with the occurred about an hour after daybreak I 1 went on an my way and by the middle of the afternoon I 1 had seen all I 1 cared to of the tract of land I 1 came to view and was ready to return to my bungalow of the two servants who accompanied me I 1 had left one with my horse a mile back where there was wag some shade and graza grass the other who was with me I 1 sent to the man in the rear directing that they bring the horse round by the road to a point where I 1 would meet them the man started off on a run and after watching him out of sight I 1 took my way along a jungle path toward the point on the road where I 1 had appointed to meet them the jungle growth through which the path led was up largely of 11 le e 11 t I 1 1 1 I 1 I 1 i it A T I 1 J I 1 J 11 I 1 y fl I 1 1 I 1 I 1 az V 14 so 1 1 THE TIGER HAD ME bamboo grass taller than my h head eak interspersed persed with the grass were clumps clamps of bushes low topped korinda trees and here and there a taller tree now that I 1 wu was alone the thought came to me that I 1 should leel more comfortable it if kept my rifle by me for it being rather heavy to carry I 1 had left it with the servant who had charge of the horse but I 1 was not much disturbed by antic anticipations of danger as I 1 strolled along the path taking my time for I 1 expected to have to wait tor for my men man at the roadside th the thing came suddenly without warning there was a strange moving of idt the gras grassland sand bushes a few I 1 feet I 1 way away to one we side oi of the pith path the tall grass parted to left and tight in the furrow that came straight toward me there was aloud deep throated roar and the tiger hadame awas standing stock still staring atthe moving gaik grass for there wasi was no use ln in running away for h he e came out bout on me there was one glio glimpse jise of 0 paiva paws jaws jaw ad and white breast ah for me and then I 1 was aaa on li 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a r aind of what seemed s e edthe the i I 1 01 J ia donld 1 be immediate I 1 f M araps tse the best expression of I 1 wis was irl in the 2 1 17 be to say sar that I 1 was aras I 1 f state for or pare tt eStton with nothing else elm aha I IF 7 Verli perhaps aps fifty yards 6 eu 4 laid I 1 me down and ai Z me presently be picked binl again and started on an 1 e I 1 nagib this time malkim wat ting bearing itne long along with my legs dragging up onAbe ground grou coming coining to an open spam space he laid me down and back ing aay ie for a distance of two or three yaa dk kte crouched watching me intently after the manner of a cat that PW a mouse 4 epram the position in which I 1 alsy I 1 could coula look straight into his yellow eyes arid and could see the curling in and out of the up of the supple tall tail then as with every second I 1 expected the tiger to leap upon me and tear me there crashed in the jungles stillness the loud report of bf a gun close at hand I 1 saw the tiger leap to his feet whirl toward the sound and he roared once as he reared him himself elt almost upright on his hind legs theofell then fell over on his side struggling it was from the old that I 1 had set in order that morning the east indian company musket of dassa balgua that the shot had come which saved my life the had found the path the tiger was accustomed to take in going from his den to the nearest water ater course to drink in a thick leaved tree overlooking this path he had built a platform and from this he had watched dally daily for a chance to shoot at the brute waiting hire here this day he saw the tiger come into view from an unexpected quarter dragging me along by the shoulder when he saw the tiger drop me in the open space and lay himself down at a little distance away the fired at him aiming at the head for he knew that if not killed the first act of the brute would beto kill me the tiger struck in the ear by the heavy bullet died almost in his tracks after the shot was fired I 1 lay still not feeling sure that the tiger was really done for until I 1 saw dassa balgua come toward me from the tree when I 1 lifted my head the wa startled tor for he had thought that I 1 wa wax dead but he came to me and lifted me by the shoulders so that by turning my head I 1 could see the tiger lying stretched on his side he can trouble you no more sahib said the the tiger is dead the opened my jacket and examined my wounds and then went down to the road to intercept my servants by the time he came back with them my wounds were getting painful while one of the servants rode to tho the nearest bungalow for men and a litter I 1 lay watching the skin the tiger it was a young animal full grown with a glossy beautifully marked skin and terrible teeth and claws with the skin and the government bounty 0 and the e hundred rupees that I 1 gave him dassa balgua had no reason to complain of his days fortune I 1 was taken out of the jungle that night and to my home the next day I 1 had a bad shoulder with fever that kept me laid up for three or four weeks and I 1 did not regain the full use of my right arm for years but I 1 think I 1 got off well |